New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-12
! MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate and
House,

Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate and
House.
SENArE.-The opening proceedings OF the
session were OF the quietest chara cter
Gqv. Gilman was not present, having been
ScIlled home by tie Illness of his little son.
lieut.. Gov. Rice called Senator Day to act
as temporary secretary, and he proceeded
at once to call the roll. The senator's de
posted their credentials aus their names
were called and took the oath of Office
All the senator's responded to their
names except Gibson and Sampson, the
latter being too i'll to come to ST. Paul
p The senate than proceeded to the election
. OF officers. The Democrats voted for the
caucus candidates. which were nominated
in the m morning, as follows:
Secretary, G. w. H. Heldeman OF New
York; assistant secretary, Henry Willard
OF Red Wing; enrolling clerk, Walter c..
Lambert, Sank Centre; engrossing clerk,
y. Il. Clark, Winona: sergeant at arms, G.
". Anderson st. Paul; assistant sergeant
at arms, c. L. Lock- Minneapolis
The following officers were elected by d
strict party vote:
Secretary, Oscar L. Cutter; assistant
secretary, Burt W. Day: engrossing clerk,
4. H. Bertranl; enrolling clerk, Alva II.
Dewey; sergeant at arms, Z. H. Dayton;
Senator Wood offered a resolution that
William Close OF Rice county be elected as
slstant enrolling clerk to act as postmaster.
4 Mr. Close was elected by the usual vote.
, The president was authorized to ap-
point the following officers, which
he named on petitions sent up by
the senators: 0. L. Strand assist
ant sergeant-at-arms and keeper OF the
cloak room; Herman Lagard, keeper OF
the committee rooms. There were half a.
dozen candidates for the privilege of pray
! ing for the senate at IS a day, but Rev J.
. Alison OF Jordan, Scott county was elect
81 chaplain. Fred C. Huntley OF Minneap-
= oils and William Amuudson OF ST. Peter
were appointed pages.
The governor was notified that the SEN
ffSsAe was organized and he responded that
ne would deliver his nessase on Thursday.
HousE--Promptly at u M, the new Sec
Rotary Oh the state, Hans Mattson en-.
tered the chamber, and marching up to
a the speakers chair, pounded away with
& his gavel, and alter slight delay called
2 the twenty fifth session OF the house to
order. He at once chose William E. Lee
OF Todd county as temporary secretary.
Justice Dickinson OF the Supreme Court,
then swore in the members. Roll call was
then proceeded with, showing ninety nine
members present. which was afterward
raised to 1O1, only Representatives r. NJ.
The election OF speaker came next. Rep.
resentative Buffum nominated ". R. Mer-
r1am OF Ramsey county, and Represents
tive Lucas, for the Democrats, nominated
E. T. Champin of Blue Earth Represen-
tative Rogers seconded Mr.. Merriam s
nomination. The vote was II for Mer.
RAM, against 80 for Champliu.
Mr.. Merriam took the chair and spoke
only d few words.
~ The house then for an hour bail0tee1 and
chose the following officers:
y For chief clerk, John R. Howard first
assistant clerk, F. L. Warner; second as
sistant clerk, c. r. Carpenter; engrossine
clerk, j. Morrison; enrolling clerk, G. F
Fuller: assistant enrolling clerk, S. O.
Morse Unanimously elected); sergeant-at
arms, w F. Gray; assistant sergeant-at-
arms, f G. Potter; chaplain, Rev. w. H
harrington.
The following candidates, who were nom
mated by the Democrats at their caucus
received the party vote:
Chief clerk j. T. Trip; first assistant. J
j. y Brien; second assistant, c. c. Locke
expressing clerk, L. 4. Normandin: enroll
Ing clerk, j. e. Sheehy; sergeant at ar1ns
j. Bo.and; assistant, II. Fellgate; chap
lain; S. G. Smith.
- Nothing more OF Importance was trans
q acted
SENArE.-Senator Goodrich Introduce,
the first bill. OF the session-Senate FIJI
No. l, comprising sections l. 2, g. and )
chapter Is, relative to the sale OF liquors
Senator Goodrich bill provides that TIN
Pnmn m ns .: in Lass any tbse county
600 y inhanitanfs sh onld be @-I $500 500
and in cities and towns of 10, 900 and owe
the minimum shall be $1,000. The b
does not fix the maximum license bu
leaves the option with the local author
\ ties. 1t simply makes prohibition pcs
h sibIe by giving the local authorize
power to make licenses so hig
I that callers cannot afford to pay il
= Senator Goodrich offered q resolutio
IS. that five members OF the senate be az
~ pointed TO whom all bills relating to til
~ sale or the restraining of the sale Of intox
II eating liquors be referred. The vote o
Il this WAS almost unanimous in the negl
4 tive. Senator Edwards moved to refer tn
bill to the proper committee when al
Il pointed, but his motion was not Sc,
onded the president announced that
4 would lie upon the table for the present.
Il Senator Goodrich introduced a bill
4 amend the law relating to the destructio
OF criminal property. The bill simply il
creases the penalties now provided Tt
ii third bill introduced was also by Senate
81 Goodrich. The bill provides as pu1
Il ishment for carnally kno wing and abusir
. any female child under thirteen years
age linpffsohmenO Ior lie, and Tor the SAN
i offence against any female between lively
II and twenty years Imprisonment OF nc
d less than one nor not more than invent
Il years The present law provides life in
q prisonmeut Tor an offence against fema
. child under ten years OF age.
HousE--The Joint convention OF bot
II branches an the House heard the message
4 and the house reconyened when Donnell
al got the floor with the remark:
y We have just listened ito two excelle,
a state papers I desire now to introdu,
II two or three bills which in spirit are i
81 harmony with these messages.
81 The bills were passed to the speaker, VII
announced them, and they were read an
En- disposed OF as follows:
lS bill to regttlate the rate interest at 8
I'll per 500 per aanuH, unless otherwis
III provided for in writing, and that no CO
III por1tion, etc shall charge more than $